We all know that much can be learned from those who have gone before us. The Teaching American History grant program is now in it's fourth year. Links to information on other recipients' projects are provided below. To suggest a site e-mail Anne Raymond araymond@crec.org.
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| Teaching American History Grant Recipients |
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| Oakland, California |
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DeTocquville's Ghost: Examining the Struggle for Democracy in America - well developed site including lectures, lesson studies, resources and a timeline of primary source documents. Provides information on the lesson study method. Includes links to public domain images. |
| Baltimore County, Maryland |
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Teaching American History in Maryland The highlight of the program will be three annual Summer Institutes at the UMBC Center for History Education. |
| Bozeman, Montana |
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The Bozeman Teaching American History Program - well developed set of links, "sites of interest to historians". |
| Freemont, Nebraska |
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Westward Waters - Includes criteria for lesson plans. |
| Fairport, New York |
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American History as Dialog - BOCES and University of Rochester project focusing on dialogue, inquiry and reflection. Good materials on 2004 Summer Institute. Links to sites that support historical inquiry. |
| Binghamton, New York |
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The Center for the Teaching of American History, Binghamton University, State University of New York, has received two TAH grants to deliver a range of professional development activities to secondary school teachers and librarians in upstate New York. |
| New York City |
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Teaching American History: NYC Department of Education, Community School District 8, the New York Historical Society and The Lower East Side Tenement Museum project includes a focus on literacy for low performing students. |
| Jamestown, New York |
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Teachers Discovering History as Historians (Jamestown, New York) - includes list of teacher resources |
| West Morris, New Jersey |
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Faces of Freedom Teaching American History Through Personal Narrative - teacher lessons available through Learning Village |
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Weaving the Fabric of American History - Collaboration of school districts and historic sites. Website not yet fully developed. |
| Ashland, Ohio |
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Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs collaboration with the Mansfield and Lorain City School Districts |
| Dayton, Ohio |
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Dayton - Teaching American History - well developed project including Teaching Fellows Summer Institutes, a strong year-round program, a History and New Media Distance Learning Course, support for National Teacher Board Certification, graduate scholarships and a variety of special events. |
| Lane County, Oregon |
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Teaching American History A Lane County Grant Project - iincludes teacher created lesson plans. |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Teaching American History Grant Project - well developed website with emphasis on their projects - The New Democracy (1850-1900) Politics/Civil Conflicts (1850-1900) and Politics/Civil Conflicts |
| Providence, Rhode Island |
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Critical Turning Points in the History of American Foreign Policy - this Watson Institute for International Studies (Brown University) initiative engages students in consideration of the ambiguities of history and lessons for the future. The project focuses on twelve of the most significant turning points in our nation’s relationship to the world around us. |
| South Carolina |
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Teaching American History in South Carolina |
| Murfreesboro, Tennesse |
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Cumberland River Valley Consortium - site includes curriculum unit guidelines, and lesson plan template. |
| Alpine Independent School District, Texas |
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Alpine Independent School District |
| Newport News, Virginia |
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Foundations of Freedom - focuses on forth and fifth grade teachers. Good piece on study group guidelines. |
| Washington D.C. |
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Strengthening the Teaching of American History: DC Public Schools and American University Partnership - includes tools for evaluating websites. |
| Greenbay, Wisconsin |
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Northeastern Wisconsin - Teaching American History Program - includes Teacher Toolbox (Lecture Materials, Lesson Plan Creation, Useful Resources) |
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University of Wisconsin - Greenbay - Education Outreach - includes syllabus for graduate level TAH course. |
